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Wallace's Flying Frog

Amphibians

Wallace's flying frog is a tree frog of Southeast Asian rainforests, family Rhacophoridae, named for the naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, who described its ability to glide between trees. Extensive webbing between its long fingers and toes spreads into a parachute like surface when the frog leaps, and flaps of skin along its limbs add further lift, letting it cover several meters through the air on a single glide.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Rhacophorus nigropalmatus 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Anura, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Wallace's Flying Frog

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web: Rhacophorus nigropalmatus
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Brunei

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Indonesia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Malaysia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Myanmar

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Thailand

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Wallace's flying frog
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    Wallace's flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus), also known as the gliding frog or the Abah River flying frog, is a moss frog found at least from the Malay Peninsula into western Indonesia and southern Thailand, and is present in Borneo and Sumatra.
  • Description
    They survive mainly on insects, but have been known to consume toads and small birds.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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2. Wikidata: Wallace's Flying Frog
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q1190196, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q1190196 (P225 taxon name)
  • Child Taxon Of: Anura, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Amphibia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Amphibia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Anfibios","language":"ES"},{"name":"Amphibiens","language":"FR"},{"name":"Amphibians","language":"EN"},{"name":"两栖纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Anura
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 83
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 83
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Amphibia","order":"Anura","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"无尾目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Animal Diversity Web: Rhacophorus nigropalmatus
Animal Diversity WebIn Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat
Quote, In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat
Wallace's flying frog inhabits tropical moist forests.
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